Episode 178: His House

About this episode

Aaron and Derek discuss the film 'His House' and its significance in representing underrepresented world views through supernatural horror.

On this episode, Aaron and Derek cover 2020's supernatural folk horror film "His House" written and directed by Remi Weekes. They talk about why movies like this are so important in understanding world views that are not often represented in media, and they get into how the flawed nature of the characters Rial and Bol is well written. They also discuss the context of the South Sudan's history of conflict, the effectiveness of supernatural horror mixed in with trauma and social commentary, why this is movie is more important now than ever, and many other aspects of the flick. Aaron and Derek might paint this podcast red.ONLY $5 A MONTH to join our Patreon: www.patreon.com/WatchIfYouDareWe are on PodBean, Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Goodpods, Amazon Music, Spotify, iHeartRadio and CastBox. Please rate, review, subscribe, and share our show. Also, check out our Spotify Music playlist, links on our Twitter and Podbean page. Our socials are on Bluesky and Facebook and Twitter @WatchIfYouDare

People in this episode

Hosts: Aaron, Derek

Topics covered

• supernatural horror
• folk horror
• social commentary
• trauma
• representation in media
• South Sudan history

Keywords

• His House
• Remi Weekes
• supernatural horror
• folk horror
• South Sudan
• trauma
• social commentary

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: His House

Places: South Sudan

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